We are proud to announce two new supporters, Jeffrey Tucker and Ron Briggs. Jeffrey Tucker, CEO of Liberty.me, recently said, “The state’s right to kill you is the final demonstration of its power. The death penalty isn’t about justice; it is about the supremacy of the rulers over the ruled.”

Ron Briggs was a Republican lawmaker and helped lead the effort when California brought back the death penalty in 1978. He has since changed his mind and said, “With hindsight’s 20-20 vision and three decades of obstinate data, it’s clear to me that California created a fiscal monster that’s taking a human toll on the very people we wanted to protect. I support the efforts of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty.”

Conservatives Concerned in the Media

National media coverage has been terrific this month, with a number of major news outlets talking about the changing conservative position on the death penalty.

Here are a few of our favorites:

• We were featured in the Boston Globe and the subject of an io9 article predicting that our work would lead conservatives of the future to reject the death penalty.
• Conservatives Concerned was also highlighted in a recent Atlanta Journal Constitution column. Georgia has made many aspects of its lethal injection process into a state secret, and we talked about how that lack of transparency was concerning to conservatives.
• I was the guest on NewsMax’s MidPoint with Ed Berliner show last week, and we were also the subject of a NewsMax article.
• Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty released a short documentary on capital punishment, To Honor Life. I’m featured as a spokesperson for Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty.

Conservatives Concerned in the Field

I just got back from the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference in Washington DC. We were exhilarated by the outpouring of support from Christian conservatives at the conference, who saw the death penalty as inconsistent with Christ’s teachings and conservative values.

North Carolina Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty exhibited at the North Carolina GOP State Convention this month. Their booth was very popular, and they connected with many new supporters. State groups are forming around the country. Check out the new page on our website for a growing group of conservative supporters in Kansas.